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Tadao Ando creates full-scale mock up of Church of the Light for Tokyo exhibition

Endeavors by Tadao Ando

A full-size model of Church of the Light takes centre stage in a survey of Tadao Ando's 50-year career – even though the architect told Dezeen his latest projects are his best work. More ›

 
 

OMA explores "new ways of working" with remodelled government offices in The Hague

OMA has restructured a governmental office building from the 1990s, creating all-new types of workspaces for the Dutch ministries that occupy it. More ›

 
 

Christopher Bailey bows out of Burberry after 17 years

Christopher Bailey is to step down as chief creative officer and president of Burberry, after almost two decades at the brand. More ›

 
 

Call for entries to YAC's Italian Fashion Hub competition

Dezeen promotion: Young Architects Competitions is inviting architects and designers to rethink the service area of Centergross in Bologna, Italy, which is one of Europe's largest fashion centres. More ›

 
 

Deep-green tiles and geometric entrances create distinctive toilets for Portuguese graveyard

Cemetery toilet by M2. Senos Architects

Portuguese architecture studio M2 Senos has completed a new public toilet for a cemetery in the country's Ílhavo municipality, taking the graveyard's verdant grounds and marble headstones as cues for the design.  More ›

 
 

Rob Flowers designs entirely edible posters and tickets for children's exhibition

London-based illustrator Rob Flowers has created a series of edible posters for an exhibition aimed at encouraging children to experiment with their food. More ›

 
 

Eerily beautiful photographs of abandoned architecture for Halloween

Soviet Ghosts by Rebecca Litchfield

This Halloween, we've brought together the best photography of spooky spaces, including a city consumed by sand, a deserted Japanese theme park, and decaying insane asylums. More ›

 
 

Anik Péloquin creates contemporary addition for historic cottage in rural Quebec

The Sisters by Anik Péloquin

Montreal architect Anik Péloquin has built an angular extension to a quaint cottage in Canada, with an off-kilter roof and white-washed interiors. More ›

 
 

Snøhetta reimagines Philip Johnson's postmodern New York skyscraper

550 Madison by Snøhetta

Architecture firm Snøhetta has revealed plans to overhaul the New York skyscraper formerly known as the AT&T Building – an icon of postmodernism designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee. More ›

 
 

Undulating balconies to wrap 3XN's condos on Toronto waterfront

Waves at Bayside by 3XN

Danish firm 3XN has won a competition to build a residential complex in Toronto, which will comprise a pair of tower peaks covered in rippling terraces based on the waves of the nearby lake. More ›

 
 

Architecture and Design Film Festival returns to New York

SuperDesign

Dezeen promotion: highlights from the Architecture and Design Film Festival taking place in New York City this week include a documentary about Australian architect Glenn Murcutt and a movie set among the modernist gems of Columbus, Indiana. More ›

 
 

Hem showcases expanded product line at first US pop-up in New York

Hem NYC pop up

Swedish furniture company Hem has opened its first US shop in New York City, hoping to tap further into the American market with a pop-up in Soho. More ›

 
 

Industry figures slam use of Vegas-themed promotional models at UK Construction Week

Publisher and events company Media 10 has apologised for the presence of "inappropriately dressed" promotional models at this year's UK Construction Week, following social media criticism from industry figures. More ›

 
 

10 designers to watch from the Design Academy Eindhoven class of 2017

Dutch Design Week drew to a close this weekend and, as usual, the Design Academy Eindhoven exhibition was one of the highlights. Design editor Alice Morby has selected 10 of the most promising students from the show. More ›

 
 

Faulkner Architects wraps Northern California home in weathering steel

Miner Road by Faulkner Architects

For a site just outside of San Francisco, American studio Faulkner Architects has created a family residence clad in Corten steel panels and shaded by large oak trees. More ›

 
 

What Design Can Do reveals shortlist for Climate Action Challenge

A backpack radio station designed to warn remote communities of impending natural disasters and a bio-degradeable tower that harvests water from air are among the projects shortlisted in What Design Can Do's Climate Action Challenge. More ›